Cultivator.



LUCIUS N. WADE,,'OF MAYVIEW, WASHINGTON.

CULTIVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application filed November 10, 1915. Serial N 0. 60,748.

To all whom it m a concern Be it known that I, LUoIUs N. WADE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Mayview, in the county of Garfield andState of WVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cultivators, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cultivators and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general character whereinis employed a slicker blade or hoe; and it is an object of the inventionto provide a device of this general character having novel and improvedconstruction whereby the depth of cut of the slicker blade or hoe may beregulated with convenience and facility.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improvedcultivator whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use,'all as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in top plan illustrating acultivator constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the device as herein embodied; andFig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a transverse beamof predetermined dimensions and having imposed thereupon a second beam 2and the forward longitudinal margins of said beams 1 and 2 are hingedlyconnected one to the other, as indicated at 3, so that said beams mayhave a relative swinging movement.

Secured to the under surface of the beam 2 and arranged in predeterminedspaced relation longitudinally of said beam 2 are the upper extremitiesof the rearwardly disposed gage runners 4 arranged on a predeterminedcurvature and which are adapted to rest upon and ride over the surfaceof the ground.

The under surface of the beam 1 has secured thereto and in predeterminedspaced relation longitudinally thereof the rearwardly directed gooseneck beams 5, the free extremities of which having secured thereto theslicker blade or hoe 6 adapted to penetrate the soil, for a purposewhich is believed to be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art towhich my present invention appertains.

The intermediate goose neck beams 5 adjacent the outer end of thestraight portion 7 thereof are tied or connected by the supplementalbeam 8 arranged in parallelism with the beam 1 and operatively supportedby said supplemental beam 8 is a rack 9 with which coacts the springpressed latch 10 carried by the lever 11 secured to the beam 2. It willbe readily perceived that upon rocking the beam 2 under the influence ofthe lever 11 in an upward or downward direction, the degree ofpenetration of the slicker blade or hoe 6 may be readily andconveniently regulated.

The beam 1 and supplemental beam 8 have suitably secured thereto theplatform 12 arranged at right angles thereto and of a length toterminate at a predetermined point rearwardly of the rear end portionsof the goose neck beams 5 and upon which the operator may take hisposition.

The forward edge of the beam 1 has loosely engaged therewith the ringsor eye members 14 with which are loosely engaged the hitch bars 15, fora purpose which is believed to be obvious.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that acultivator constructed in accordance with my invention is of anextremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obviousthat my invention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutmaterial departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for thisreason I do not Wish to be understood as ners carried by the bar, andmeans for im- 10 limiting myself to the precise arrangement partingpivotal movement to the bar.

and formation of the several parts herein In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my shown in carrying out my invention in pracsignature inthe presence of two Witnesses.

f- LUGIUS N. WADE.

A cultivator comprising a plurality of Witnesses: plow beams, atransversely disposed bar piv' G. WV. JEWETT, otally supported by saidbeams, gage run- W. S. MEYERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

